We must not continue to rebuild bonds that we did not break. There is power in acceptance and forgiveness, which we can draw from when moving on from broken bonds, a power that helps us find inner peace.
Some bonds, once severed, are not destined to be rebuilt. However, if it’s inner peace you seek, the way to move on is through acceptance and forgiveness. This is a way of releasing past hurts and moving forward instead of spending time trying to rebuild broken bonds.
What are the factors that contribute to bonds being broken? They include dishonesty, betrayal, lack of communication, and differing values or beliefs.
Break free from the cycle of trying to fix relationships that may not be salvageable. Setting healthy boundaries early protects us from toxic relationships and we don’t need to constantly rebuild the broken ones. Trust your God given intuition early, and learn to notice red flags in the beginning.
Assert yourself when it comes to maintaining healthy relationship standards in your relations with others. Develop emotional dexterity to traverse the many bonds that you will ultimately develop throughout life. Grow an attraction to positive experiences and bonds, these kind are seldom severed.
Embrace change, with understanding that all human relationships are meant to end, and when in our power to choose, do so that you spend no time rebuilding the bond. Be selective, that you choose right the first time, and no one can threaten your inner peace. When a bond is broken, whether through acceptance or forgiveness, we move on, knowing that we have no fault because of always being honest, loyal, kept an open ear, though we differed in opinion.
When matters like being true to ethics, values, and belief in God, lead to breaking of a bond, these are bonds not worth rebuilding. Don’t hold the door open for people who have already dishonored you. Forgive them with wisdom, and never allow them another chance to hurt you, ever again.
The kinds of bonds spoken of in (Proverbs 18:24) are unbreakable. These are bonds with true friends, those who stick closer than a brother.
Proverbs 18:24
New International Version
24 “One who has unreliable friends soon comes to ruin, but there is a friend who sticks closer than a brother.”
Proverbs 18:24
King James Version
24 “A man that hath friends must shew himself friendly: and there is a friend that sticketh closer than a brother.”
Proverbs 18:24
Living Bible
24 “There are “friends” who pretend to be friends, but there is a friend who sticks closer than a brother.”